Thursday, 18 March 2010

Hatching

There's much tweeting going on by the birdies outside today who are enjoying this spell of Spring-like weather just as much as I am. I keep looking at the garden and knowing that it is going to explode sometime soon and the multitude of weeds shall be back! Still not a daff in sight though. Indoors, we've had an early hatching of the ever-popular HenHouse owls...

These ones are waiting patiently for me to sew up their sides, a job I started at 6.30am this morning. Readers of my blog frequently ask me how I get so much done. Starting working at 6.30am is one way! As the mornings get lighter and brighter, so my waking time gets earlier and earlier but I don't really mind at all as I don't want to miss a second of lovely days like these. I probably will be nodding off by about 9.30pm like an old granny, though!

This lot are finished.

I bundle the parliament into a basket and set off in search of venues to take a few snaps. I'm thinking of my lovely crocheted cushion on the bed but the big ginge has beaten us to it.

His furry black counterpart has bagged the patchwork quilt which was my other option.

Back in the den, Jemima is loving the black pinwheel cushion on my chair...

While Minty is no fool and has discovered the super-cosy eidys in the guest room...

Primrose is nestling amongst the flea market chic...

Violet and Minty are thinking of flying away and auditioning for the circus!

Phew, exhausting! Rounded up, they are behaving themselves in the Lloyd Loom crib and waiting impatiently for new owners in good time for Easter (the HenHouse Emporium will be shut for several weeks over Easter). You can have a shifty at them here should you fancy.

I'd better hope they are snapped up before a certain someone sees them and whisks them off into his pit of a room, never to be seen again!

Oh my goodness, if I have to get up at 6.30 to get things done, well that's my answer as to why I don't! Lazy bones me. Mind you I do like to stay up late. Before you mentioned little Munchkin and his penchant for your lovely owlies, I was just thinking that if either I or my daughter had had one of those gorgeous owls when small, we would have dragged it everywhere with us. They look so comfy and comforting - something to cuddle, or lay your head on. A perfect cuddly friend. I love sleepy curled up cats - you quite forgive them any naughty little ways.

They are so cute! I'd love to have the pattern. You should sell your patterns :) I have a little question for you. In your picture of "Primrose" on your Emporium site you've got the cutest little white radio. Where did you find it? I'm hoping it's not a vintage find...

The young master looks exceptionally cool in his Fair Isle tank top, and shirt and tie, very cool indeed! Enjoyed the owl photo shoot, they're so sweet and comical, I sort of expect them to suddenly open their eyes, tweet and woo-hoo, flap their wings and attempt to launch their lovely cosy cushion bodies off their perches. Love Vanessa xxx (d-y-m-i-i-k)

I always enjoy checking in with you! I love your granny squares pillow and the owls are so cute. My cats enjoy a snooze on my bed as well...I just have to make a granny square pillow like yoursVal from Kansas :-)

Firstly, the munchkin is one of the finest dressed boys I have ever seen! Such a dapper little lad. Secondly I think your owls are great especially when they are all huddled together. I think Minty may be my favourite then again I quite like Violet. It is a good job that you have made a lot. I bet they are really popular. x

I'm an early bird too Hen...sadly I have to drag myself out to boring old work...I'd much prefer your working day...it looks so peaceful and contented!Oh how I miss childminding....more so now the weather has picked up, we used to do such fun things...walk for miles....picnics.....crafting......oh well....too late to go back now....:>)Enjoy the approaching weekend...xxx

What a lovely parliament, they look so wise and yet cheery at the same time! I wish I had so many lovely places in my home to take photos - I'm afraid mine's a bit of a mess at the moment - couldn't find the patchwork cushions under all the washing to be done!

Hope you're feeling better Hen. I'm an early bird too, I can get so much done between 5.30 & 7am....before I have to get ready for work :( It's not fun things like sewing, oh no.....I think I've gone crazy because I've set up the Make, Do and Mend group & also a craft fair in Exeter!!!! So much work :(Your house looks like a rest home for fat cats....hahahaha.....lovely :) x

Me too, I like waking up early in the morning: the home is quiet and every corner is just for me.Your owls are funny and adorable, great choise of colors. Definitely like your previous post, with all those wonderful pictures: Chester should be pretty. Have a nice weekend and enjoy your "early mornings". Clara.

Beautiful owls ,beautifully photographed !! I especially love Violet and Minty :0) and the cushion they are leaning on is divine !! I've been reading your blog for a while , it's soooooo pretty.Recently started my own ,hopefully it will get better with practice !!

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Hello and thank you for visiting the HenHouse. I'm a stay-at-home thirty-something mum looking after Mr HenHouse and the Munchkin, aged 13 (going on 18). We also have a gorgeous and very spoiled ginger tom, Charlie Boy. Sadly we had to say goodbye to our two other furry boys this year. We have recently moved from the city to our dream home in the West Country. I have always loved vintage and have collections of eiderdowns, china and fabrics to name just a few. I love sewing and am an avid patchworker and quilter. As a family, we are dotty about the past and love the 1940s, often dressing up for re-enactment events. To fund my fabric habit, I sell handmade items in my Etsy shop. I'm pretty nutty about interiors, too and our homes have been featured in various magazines.